Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
kicked his heels
Arabic translation:
أضاع وقته في الانتظار عبثاً
Added to glossary by
Ziad Alghamdi
Aug 23, 2009 22:43
15 yrs ago
English term
kicked his heels
English to Arabic
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
He had to spend a year out of writing novels and kicked his heels at the University of Texas, burying himself in
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 +8 | أضاع وقته في الانتظار عبثاً |
Ziad Alghamdi
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| 4 | أجبر على إهدار/ أهدر وقته فى انتظار طويل لاطائل / فائدة منه |
einass kandil
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Change log
Aug 25, 2009 15:55: Ziad Alghamdi Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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3 mins
Ziad Alghamdi
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Saudi Arabia
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أضاع وقته في الانتظار عبثاً
to be forced to wait for a period of time
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-08-23 22:59:46 GMT)
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Sorry, I should have provided a reference once I answered the question. It just happens to be that I'm familiar with this one.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/kick one's heels
http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/kick_one's_heels...
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kick one's heels
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-08-23 22:59:46 GMT)
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Sorry, I should have provided a reference once I answered the question. It just happens to be that I'm familiar with this one.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/kick one's heels
http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/kick_one's_heels...
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kick one's heels
Example sentence:
I kicked my heels at home, school, the bus station...
Note from asker:
| شكرا لاجابتك السريعة دائم |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "شكرا جزيلا"
3 hrs
einass kandil
Egypt
Egypt
Native in English
&
Arabic
Egypt
Professional top quality translation
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
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72
أجبر على إهدار/ أهدر وقته فى انتظار طويل لاطائل / فائدة منه
أجبر على إهدار/ أهدر وقته فى انتظار طويل لاطائل / فائدة منه
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